Title in the Language of the Record

España, Cádiz, Registro Civil

Record Description

This Collection will include records from 1870 to 1960.

This collection includes civil registration records for the cities of Puerto Real and Jimena de la Frontera. The records include civil registration births, death certifications signed by doctors, and marriage files. The original records were housed in the Historical Provincial Archive of Cádiz, in Spain. The text of the records is in Spanish. Additional images will be published as they become available.

For a list of records by localities and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browselink from the collection landing page.

Record Content

Birth

Marriage

Death - front

Death - back

Birth records usually contain the following information:

Declarant's name, age, origin, and occupation

Declarant's civil status, residence and relationship to child

Name and gender of child

Child' date and place of birth

Parents' names and age

Parents' civil status, occupation, origin and residence

Names of paternal grandparents

Names of maternal grandparents

Names of godparents

Names of witnesses

Marriage records usually contain the following information:

Date and place of marriage

Name and age of groom

Groom's civil status and residence

Names of groom's parents

Name and age of bride

Bride’s civil status and residence

Names of bride's parents

Death records usually contain the following information:

Date, time and place of death

Name and age of deceased

Origin and residence of deceased

Cause of death

Declarant's name, age, civil status and residence

Relationship to deceased

Burial information

How to Use the Record

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There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.

You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.

Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

For Help Reading These Records

These records are in Spanish. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:

Known Issues with This Collection

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Citation for This Collection

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